After England’s elimination from the Rugby World Cup in the semi-finals, rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield and the Leeds Rhinos will be leaving the English Rugby Union.
After a devastating 16–15 loss to South Africa on Saturday night, England’s World Cup campaign came to an end, and head coach Steve Borthwick will now take the axe.
Felix Jones, the defense coach for South Africa, will take over for Sinfield, who assisted Borthwick in winning the Premiership title with the Leicester Tigers, as reported by The Telegraph.
It’s unclear where that puts Sinfield going forward in either code, but the rugby league hero should have no trouble receiving offers from both.
The Irishman Felix Jones, who has been the Springboks’ defense coach for the past five years, will also strengthen the coaching staff, according to The Telegraph.
Like Borthwick, Felix Jones is a coach who is detail-oriented; in the 2019 championship game, it was Jones’ defensive play calling that ultimately led to Farrell’s demise.
And it’s highly likely that, as part of a mutual agreement, Kevin Sinfield, the current England defense coach who joined the team from Leicester with Borthwick but lacks the expertise to have a big impact on the Test stage, will leave after his arrival in January Sinfield only joined the England Rugby Union set-up earlier this year.
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